Reformation Vocabulary

What is the term for the following definition? Religious movement begun by Martin Luther which led to the founding of Christian churches that did not accept the pope’s authority.

• Reformation

• Crusades

• Counter-Reformation

• Great Schism

What is the term for the following definition? One who dissents from an accepted belief or doctrine.

• Heretic

• Apostle

• Conformist

• Disciple

What is the term for the following definition? A pardon which, when purchased, released a sinner from performing the penalty that a priest imposed for sins.

• Indulgence

• Excommunication

• Sacrament

• Penance

What is the term for the following definition? Different ranks of Church leaders including priests, bishops, cardinals, and the Pope.

• Clergy

• Laity

• Monastery

• Doctrine

What is the term for the following definition? Followers of Martin Luther who separated from the Catholic Church.

• Lutherans

• Calvinists

• Anglicans

• Jesuits

What is the term for the following definition? Worldly.

• Secular

• Spiritual

• Religious

• Divine

What is the term for the following definition? From the princes that protested the Catholic Church. Applied to Christians who belonged to non-Catholic Churches.

• Protestant

• Catholic

• Orthodox

• Evangelical

What is the term for the following definition? To set aside a marriage as if it never took place.

• Annul

• Divorce

• Reconcile

• Separate

What is the term for the following definition? Protestant church created by Queen (such as the Lutherans).

• Anglican

• Presbyterian

• Baptist

• Methodist

What is the term for the following definition? A government controlled by religious leaders.

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy